Yoga Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

Yoga is an increasing physical and spiritual practice that
helps people stay in shape and build a more spiritual life by connecting with
themselves and realizing stress. It is not related to any religion, and its principle is to connect with our inner self through mindfulness and breathing,
as well as respecting everything that is. If you are leaning towards a spiritual
life and love practicing yoga or would like to start, maybe this is a the theme to consider as you choose a name for the new dog in your life. You probably see your pet as a source of
inspiration and endless love, and a yoga name can express just that.

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Yoga Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Yoga Inspired Name

Secret

Dogs have always been called ‘man’s best friend’ and over
time human-dog bonds have become more and more strong. Dogs join humans in every
activity; they sleep, travel, go to restaurants and cafes, go hiking, jogging, and
surfing with us. So it is not entirely unexpected that dogs also started doing yoga with us! Dog yoga, better known as ‘doga’, is a new passion where people
practice yoga with their pups. This practice is an adaptation of yoga asanas, or the taking of a pose, so that dogs
could actively participate. The movement started to become popular in 2011 and
its objective is to give your dog a better life, making them more relaxed and
calm, while you also create a deeper bond.

Suzi Teitelman is a well-known yoga instructor who started
practicing yoga with her Cocker Spaniel named Coali and eventually developed
a dog yoga practice. It all started because her dog would get on her yoga mat. After a few doga sessions, she noticed how Coali was actually happier and
more relaxed. In 2011, she started giving yoga classes where people could bring
their dogs and people were really happy to participate.

Doga has become more and more popular and now you often
see dogs practicing yoga with their owners. This practice has also become trendy
amongst celebrities like Lance Bass (Ex NSYNC) who recently started practicing
with his pup, and Hugh Jackman who has shared snaps of him and his dogs practicing
some asanas.

A widely-known doga star is Secret, a 3-year-old Australian
Shepherd who excels at this exercise. Secret and her owner, Mary, have become
widely known thanks to the videos and photos of their doga practices that are
all over the internet. All dogs are special and intelligent, but Secret
appears to be (by far) the best dog yoga practitioner. She goes from basic yoga
poses, to more complex ones that require a lot of equilibrium and
concentration. Secret is the perfect depiction of a dogi. She is sweet, incredibly intelligent, graceful and a great companion. She and her owner do everything
together; Secret always helps Mary and joins her in every activity. And of
course, doga is her favorite thing to do!

In addition to the doga movement, yoga dog images have
become widely popular and you can see them everywhere. There are now calendars,
notebooks, memes, and postcards with images of dogs doing yoga poses that could go
from very basic ones like the downward facing dog, to the most difficult ones like
the scorpion pose. These images are cute, fun, and definitely refreshing, so it
is quite easy to understand why they are so popular.

Yoga Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Yoga, although it can be difficult, is a peaceful practice
that aims to connect us with our inner self and to diminish daily life stress.
It is focused on breathing and on moving our bodies consciously. It starts from
the believe that everything, animate and inanimate, is energy and that it
should be respected. People who practice yoga are more often than not, very
calm, kind, mindful, and spiritual. So, dogs that have angelic appearances and
sweet personalities may be suited to a yoga name.

It is safe to say that yoga inspired names would be best
suited for calm, gentle dogs that have a sweet, graceful personality. Super
loyal and sweet dogs like the Labrador and the Golden Retriever, with their angelic faces, are a perfect
fit for a yoga inspired name. Also, very intelligent
and wise dogs like the Akita would carry a yoga name quite well, particularly because of their deep gaze. This is a great name inspiration for slender looking
dogs, as yogis are usually slim and graceful. Dogs like the Azawakh, Irish Setter, Ibizan Hound, and the Saluki, with their lengthy extremities,
slender bodies, and graceful walking, are great candidates for a yoga inspired
name.

Male Yoga Inspired Dog Names

Votes

Name

Vote

7

Satsag

Means selfless service

5

Japa

The recitation of a word or mantra

5

Mudra

A symbolic hand gesture

4

Ajna

The third eye chakra, the intuition

4

Deva

Male divine energy

4

Sahy

Masculine for yogi

4

Sivananda

Sivananda Yoga is a slow practice that focuses on well-being

4

Vishnu

Hindu god of preservation

3

Dashan

Means spiritual vision, seeing and being seen as divine

3

Om

The sound of the universe; it symbolizes the ultimate reality

3

Satnam

Truth as the highest identity

3

Tathasthu

Means so it is

2

Ahimsa

The absence of violence and the conscious consideration and love

2

Avatar

An embodiment of the divine

2

Baba

An affectionate name for a spiritual teacher

1

Bhakti

Means love toward the divine

1

Jivamukti

It means liberation while living, Jivamukti yoga is a limit-pushing practice that reintegrates yoga's spiritual elements

1

Shiva

Hindu god of transformation

1

So Hum

A mantra meaning I am that, which refers to all creation

0

Ganesha

The Hindu elephant dog, he is the remover of obstacles

0

Garuda

Hindu god of strength and service

0

Kundalini

A primal energy that's coiled at the base of the spin, when activated it leads to spiritual enlightenment

0

Ojas

Means vitality

0

Yin

Yin Yoga is a meditative practice with passive posses meant to relax muscles

The practice of self-restraint, it involves purity, contentment, austerity

-3

Guru

A spiritual teacher

-3

Kripalu

It means compassion, Cripple Yoga is a that aims to drive the practitioner's awareness inwards

Female Yoga Inspired Dog Names

Votes

Name

Vote

7

Prakriti

The primary energy that composes all matter

7

Prema

Means divine love

6

Anusara

It means flowing with grace; Anusara Yoga focuses on feeling bliss during the practice

6

Prajna

Wisdom in a spiritual level

6

Prana

Breath seen as a life-giving force

6

Shantiprema

Inspired by shanti prema, peace and love

6

Vidya

Means knowledge

5

Samskara

A purification ceremony that marks a main event in one's life

5

Satya

Means truthfulness

4

Hatha

‘Ha’ means sun and ‘tha’ means moon, it is the balance of feminine and masculine energy within all of us

4

Namasté

A respectful salutation, it means I bow to the God within you

4

Sadhvi

Feminine for yogi

4

Svadhyaya

Means self-study

3

Ashtanga

Ashtanga Yoga is a practice based on a series of poses that are in a programmed order

3

Kali

Hindu goddess of protection

3

Mantra

A word or sound repeated to enhance concentration during meditation

3

Pranayama

Means life force or breath extension

3

Shanti

It means peace

2

Asana

The physical postures in a yoga practice

2

Dhyana

Means meditation

1

Nadi

It means channels and refers to the different channels through which energy flows through the body

1

Shakti

It is the ultimate feminine power of the Universe

1

Sutra

A concise verse relating to some conduct of life lesson

1

Tantra

Means loom and it is a key to healthy living and awareness that transforms you into the person you were meant to be

0

Mandala

A circular-shaped draw that symbolizes the cosmos

-1

Ayurveda

A traditional natural medicine system

-2

Ananda

The condition of utter joy

-2

Devi

Divine mother energy, a goddess

-3

Samadhi

Means union and is a stated of intense concentration during meditation

-4

Citta

That which is consciousness

Community Dogs with Yoga Inspired Names

Bodhi

Male

Shih Tzu

Tecumseh, MI

Personality

Smart, playful, cuddly, fearless

We have friends who named their female Shih Tzu Shanti, meaning peace. We wanted to name our male Shih Tzu something Tibetan or Yoga inspired like Shanti. Bodhi means enlightenment. Like the Bodhi tree.